Ralf Buhl

About doctor Ralf Buhl

Professor Ralf Buhl is the Chief Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Academic Hospital Solingen. Prof. Ralf Buhl has performed over 4,000 successful neurosurgical operations. Among his patients are famous politicians, businessmen, musicians, and actors. In 2015, Professor Ralf Buhl treated Hollywood actor George Clooney, who suffered from severe back pain.

Prof. Buhl is a renowned neurosurgeon practicing in Germany and Europe, the author of numerous scientific papers, he has also received gratitude and awards from various medical organizations.

Professor Buhl is a recognized expert in the treatment of intervertebral disc diseases (hernias, protrusions, fractures, osteoarthritis, etc.), cerebral palsy, and pathologies of the peripheral nervous system. He performs operations on malignant brain tumors, congenital, and acquired vascular anomalies of the central nervous system.

Professor Buhl is actively involved in scientific research, in addition to his medical practice, he is also a Doctor of Medical Sciences, and he publishes in prestigious European medical journals. In 2016, he published 47 scientific papers devoted to the problems of neuropathology. His articles on the topic of surgery for brain metastases are particularly popular in the medical community. In addition, Prof. Buhl is involved in research into finding effective treatments for intracranial cavernomas and is a co-founder of the Brain Tumor Foundation.

Main stages of professional activity:

• 2015 – Medical Director of the City Clinical Hospital Solingen, Germany;
• 2009 – Chief Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery at the City Clinical Hospital Solingen, Germany;
• 2006 – Deputy Chief Physician of the Clinic of Neurosurgery, Clemens Hospital, Münster;
• 1996 – Research Assistant at the Clinic of Neurosurgery, Kiel University;
• 1994 – Defense of doctoral thesis;
• 1993 – Assistant physician, Department of Neurology, Trade Union Clinic Recklinghausen.

Doctor’s specialty

The main areas of scientific and practical activity of Prof. Ralf Buhl are:

• brain and spinal cord surgery; (computerized neuronavigation);
• neuro-oncology;
• vascular disorders of the central nervous system;
• intervertebral disc diseases: osteoarthritis, intervertebral hernias and fractures;
• diseases of the peripheral nervous system;
• minimally invasive surgery, microsurgery, and endoscopic surgery.